Saturday, June 02, 2007

Saturday Reading List

In "Republicans Run From Partisan Voting", WaPo's Paul Kane profiles Republicans like Gordon Smith, Norm Coleman, and Susan Collins who dive to the left as each session brings them closer to their re-election cycle. More evidence of just how disingenuous these Republicans are.

New Mexico: If Pajamas Pete Domenici thinks the pressure on him regarding his role in the U.S. Attorney Purge is going to lighten up, he is very wrong.

New Hampshire: Blue Hampshire sees Portsmouth Mayor Steve Marchand with a commanding lead in its non-scientific Senate primary straw poll. "Other" makes up about a quarter of last month's votes - perhaps BH should add Jay Buckey and Jeanne Shaheen as options in a broader straw poll.

New Jersey: Potential Republican Senate candidate Anne Evans Estabrook is catching some less-than-stellar reviews from the New Jersey conservative netroots, courtesy of George Ajjan and CWA-NJ. CWA-NJ dubs Estabrook a "RINO" and Ajjan offers:

If you think you can mount a successful statewide campaign in 2008, however, then all I can say is that I hope you own some stock in Jamestown Associates, because absent a Rudy Giuliani landslide (you're welcome to stake your political career on that if you wish...), a previously unknown political quantity like yourself is simply not going to mount a successful statewide campaign in 20 months - I don't care how many of your millions Larry Weitzner tells you he can waste.

I would expect New Jersey's conservative elements to coalesce behind conservative assemblyman Michael Doherty, should he formally enter the race. (HT: Brian from Blue's on Third)

LIFE: In the first movie you directed, Head of State, you were president of the United States. Is this country ready for an African American president?ROCK: It's ready for a retarded president, why wouldn't it be ready for an African American president?